We Must Conquer Life By Living It

Magic Is Real. And Reality... It Is Magical.

You Must On No Account Attempt To Use The Squares Given In The Book Of The Sacred Magic Of Abramelin The Mage Until You Have Succeeded In The Operation. More, Unless You Mean To Perform It, And Are Prepared To Go To Any Length To Do So, You Are A Fool To Have The Book In Your Possession At All. Those Squares Are Liable To Get Loose And Do Things On Their Own Initiative; And You Won't Like It.

The Ordinary Man Looking At A Mountain Is Like An Illiterate Person Confronted With A Greek Manuscript.

The Affiliation Clause In Our Constitution Is A Privilege: A Courtesy To A Sympathetic Body. Were You Not A Mason, Or Co-mason, You Would Have To Be Proposed And Seconded, And Then Examined By Savage Inquisitors, And Then-probably-thrown Out On The Garbage Heap. Well, No, It's Not As Bad As That; But We Certainly Don't Want Anybody Who Chooses To Apply. Would You Do It Yourself, If You Were On The Committee Of A Club? The O.t.o. Is A Serious Body, Engaged On A Work Of Cosmic Scope. You Should Question Yourself: What Can I Contribute?

In The Absence Of Willpower The Most Complete Collection Of Virtues And Talents Is Wholly Worthless.